Tag Archives: Samuel Pook

A Most Curious Battle: Memphis, June 6, 1862

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Dwight Hughes

In the early morning hours, hundreds of Memphis citizens assembled high on the bluffs to observe the battle. But there were no surging ranks of blue and gray in the valley below, just the Big Muddy rolling broad and inexorable … Continue reading →

Posted in Battles, Emerging Civil War, Navies, Western Theater | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Unvexed Waters: Mississippi River Squadron, Part I

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

History offers few examples other than the Civil War and Vietnam of extensive operations on inland shallow waters involving specialized classes of war vessels commanded and manned by naval personnel. The struggle for the Mississippi River, the spine of America, … Continue reading →

Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Navies, Western Theater | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Mississippi River Squadron and the “Great Artery of America” (Part 1)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak On June 10, 1862, mere months before the Army of the Tennessee launched its initial operations against the Confederate fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi, newly-promoted Major General William T. Sherman penned … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Navies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments